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Kohli credits mental preparation for on-field performance. What sports psychologists say

Kohli, who landed in Ranchi three days before the match to practice, said he had taken the previous day off to conserve his energy for the game.

Pickleball and the end of spontaneous playing

Somewhere along the way, play became a scheduled activity instead of something that just happened. It became a slot you could miss, a plan you had to stick to, an hour you paid for and better not waste.

Why pickleball sound is causing divisions in American neighbourhoods

The Washington Post reporters are measuring bodily responses and assessing triggers, zooming in on a neighbourhood where residents have formed a group, Pickleball Noise Relief.

Hockey India League suffers third team exit. What’s plaguing the tournament?

Before UP Rudra, men’s team Team Gonasika and women’s team Odisha Warriors had pulled out of the league last month citing 'personal reasons'.

6 teams, 34 games, 15 days—rugby gets an IPL-like tournament, with a lot riding on it

The live broadcast of the tournament on Star Sports and JioStar is expected to inspire millions of viewers and get rugby a legion of Indian fans.

Trump bans transgender athletes from girls’ & women’s sports unless assigned female at birth

US President signed 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports' order Wednesday. He also vowed to withhold federal funding from high schools, colleges that fail to comply with the directive.

Kho kho reborn

No longer just another game millions of Indians played in their childhood, kho kho now holds the power to change lives.

India makes formal offer to hold Olympics 2036 to IOC

New Delhi: India has submitted a 'Letter of Intent', expressing its desire to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to the International Olympic...

Born amid fires that swept southern Kashmir, a new generation of teen sportswomen pursue their dreams

In Part-4 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at how young women are defying conservatism to chase their sporting goals.

On Camera

I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.